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Pentagon stunned by Trump's nomination of Fox News host as defense secretary (fortune.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm sure this guy will say "great idea sir!" When Trump suggests nuking a hurricane...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or Iran.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

You think it ends with Iran? Trump threatening to nuke Canada if they don't give the US a beneficial deal on lumber could be on the table...

The guy "stopped war with France" after all.